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The Portuguese egg tart, also called Pastel de Nata, is popular in southeast Asia and in Europe. This recipe is made easy by using ready-made packaged pastry. All that is left to do is the filling for the tart shells, which is also very easy to make. Ingredients: 1 box of Betty Crocker Pie Crust Mix or 1 frozen and rolled Pillsbury 9-inch pie crust 3 tbsp melted butter 1/3 cup cold water 1/3 cup of sugar 1/3 cup of heavy whipping cream 1/3 cup of milk 4 egg yolks 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Method: Stir the pie crust mix, cold water, and melted butter until pastry forms a ball. On a floured surface, roll the dough and cut it into 12 balls. Set aside. Use an electronic hand beater to blend Ingredients B. Beat for about 3 minutes and strain the filling through a strainer. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter the muffin pan. Flatten the balls into small rounds and fit them well into the muffin pan by pressing firmly on bottom and side (do not over stretch). Fill the pi...

Ingredients: 01. 1 bowl Plain rice 02. A Egg 03. A Preserved eggs(Pidan) 04. A salted egg 05. 1 tsp Soup-stock 06. 1 tsp Chicken powder 07. 1/2 tsp sugar 08. 500cc Water 09. Some Salt & Pepper Methods: 01. sliced the preserved eggs and salted egg. 02. Boiling plain rice with the water and add salted egg and preserved egg cook for about 15 minutes. 03. Mix together chicken powder, sugar, salt and soup-stock. 04. Beat to spread the egg and put it into the pot then turn off the heat 04. Serve with some salt and pepper.

Ingredients: *2 chicken drumsticks - cut into bite-sized  pieces *marinate with 1/2 tbsp of soy sauce and corn flour *3 tbsp of grated ginger *1 cup of chinese red wine *1 tbsp of sesame oil *a pinch of sea salt to taste *1 tsp of fine sugar *1/4 cup of water Methods: Saute the grated ginger in sesame oil in a non -stick wok over medium heat. When it is fragrant, add in the marinated chicken pieces and stir fry for a few minutes . Add in 1/4 cup of water and let it simmer till the chicken pieces are cooked through. Add in the chinese red wine and let it simmer till aromatic. Add salt and sugar to taste. Serve it hot with rice.

Ingredients: *5g snow fungus *20g red dates *20g ginkgo nuts *50g sugar or to taste *1000ml water Methods: 01. Soften the snow fungus by soaking it in water for 30 minutes. Drain and cut the snow fungus into pieces. 02. Rinse the longan, red dates and ginkgo nuts with water and set aside. 03. Add water into a pot and bring it to boil. 04. Add longan, red dates, ginkgo nuts, snow fungus, and sugar into the pot. 05. Lower heat to medium to low and boil for about 45 minutes. Add more water if need be. 06. Dish out and serve hot.

[caption id="attachment_890" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Homemade Guilingao"] [/caption] Ingredients 5 packs of gui ling gao powder 4 1/2 cups water 150gm HoneyComb sugar(黄蜂糖) 3/4 cup water Method 01. Put 3 cups of water in a pot with the HoneyComb sugar. Boil until rock sugar dissolve. 02. While boiling sugar water, mix the 5 packs of jelly powder with 1 cup water. Mix well with a whisk. 03. After the sugar water is ready, slowly pour in the jelly powder mixture. Whisk at the same time when pouring in the sugar water. Risk the bowl with rest of the 1/2 cup of water and pour in the pot. Whisk fast to prevent lumps and for a smooth texture. The jelly thicken up really quick so prepare the molds a head of time. 04. Pour the thick jelly into the molds and let it cool and set. It will set once it cooled. Put all the jelly in the refrigerator. 05. In another pot, mix the sugar slap and 3/4 cup water to make syrup. Boil the sugar until it di...